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Gardners Candies has issued a nationwide recall of one of its chocolate bars due to the risk of tree nut allergies.
The FDA announced Friday (Dec. 27) that the company is recalling 1.25-ounce packages of its Meltaway Cappuccino Bars. The recall was issued because the candies may contain an unspecified amount of tree nuts that could cause a “serious or life-threatening allergic reaction” in consumers with a severe or allergic reaction to tree nuts.
According to the FDA, sales of the recalled candies began nationwide on September 1, 2024 through retail stores and mail orders placed on the Gardners Candies website.
The recall was also initiated after “the discovery that the product contained tree nuts in packaging” that did not contain tree nuts.
An investigation showing that the packaging problem “was caused by a temporary breakdown in the company’s manufacturing and packaging processes.” Production of the chocolate bars has been halted “until the company is certain that the problem has been corrected.”
The recalled Maltese Cappuccino Bars were in white packaging marked with the number 082725 on the side. They also have an expiration date of August 27, 2025.
You can find this product in a Gardners Meltaway food box marked with one of these numbers: 101625 or 112525.
Consumers who purchased Meltaway Cappuccino Bars or Meltaway Treat Boxes are asked to contact the Gardners Candies office “for a replacement.”
The news comes just two days after Portland-based pet food company Northwest Naturals issued a North American recall. On Dec. 24, the company announced a recall of its 2-pound Feline Turkey Recipe frozen raw pet food after a pet cat died in Oregon and subsequent tests revealed the product contained H5N1 bird flu.
There has been an unexplained increase in food recalls in 2024. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a high-risk recall for approximately 7,485 pounds of raw Italian pork sausage products manufactured by Impero. Foods & Meats, Inc., a Baltimore based establishment
FSIS designated the recall as Class I, describing it as a “health hazard situation where there is a reasonable possibility that use of the product will result in serious adverse health consequences or death.”
Also this month, Frito-Lay recalled a “limited number” of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips because they “may contain undeclared milk,” which Frito-Lay learned “after being alerted through consumer contact.” It poses a risk of a “serious or life-threatening allergic reaction” to customers with a “severe allergy or sensitivity to milk.”
